Years ago, Sporting Kansas City's parent agreed to annual $3 million penalties if it and Cerner Corp. did not meet a payroll threshold at the former Continuous Campus and Children's Mercy Park. OnGoal continues to haggle with state and local officials years after Cerner's departure from Kansas City, Kansas.

One of the Royals' preferred sites sits just a half-mile or so from the entrance to the Kansas City Power & Light District. Although business owners there would welcome the additional traffic from 81 home games in a nearby stadium, their feelings about — and the benefits from — a competing entertainment district next door are less clear.

The Kansas City Power & Light District's 2004 terms included a 10-year noncompete provision, precluding Kansas City from extending public assistance to other urban entertainment projects within a broad surrounding area. Now, however, The Cordish Cos.' local leader says a potential Royals ballpark district in Downtown would build on growing momentum.

The American Royal Association is gearing up for a busy fall, with plans to refresh development and incentive terms, as well as begin vertical construction, on its years-in-the-making $350 million headquarters complex in Kansas City, Kansas.

One thing that's clear from the Royals' big announcement on Tuesday: The team views the East Village and North Kansas City sites as equals. Apart from that, here are three key questions — and answers — after the team's big reveal.

One thing that's clear from the Royals' big announcement on Tuesday: The team views the East Village and North Kansas City sites as equals. Apart from that, here are three key questions — and answers — after the team's big reveal.